Associate Teaching Professor, Geography, University of Victoria CindyAnn Rose-Redwood is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Victoria. Originally from the Caribbean, she grew up in New York City and was trained as an urban social geographer and educational theorist with an interest in international migration, urban social life, the politics of identity, educational policy, and contemporary geopolitics. Her research examines the social experiences of international students in higher education settings, the social geographies of immigrant communities in North American cities, and the Caribbean diaspora. She is the author and editor of numerous scholarly works, including International Encounters: Higher Education and the International Student Experience (2019) and International Student Activism and the Politics of Higher Education (2024). She also teaches and conducts research related to social justice and anti-racism.
Assistant Professor of Public Health, Purdue University Dr. Carlos Mahaffey has over a decade of experience in community-engaged implementation science, specifically with health intervention and promotion programs with marginalized communities. His training and research include projects across various settings including youth and adult correctional facilities, state government agencies, and metropolitan and rural communities. Dr. Mahaffey’s research focuses on examining the systems and conditions that perpetuate health and racial disparities, impact sexual behavior, influence health utilization and help-seeking, and promote health equity.
Professor of Arts and Higher Education, Staffordshire University Carola Boehm is Professor of Arts and Higher Education at Staffordshire University. She is the author of: BOEHM, C. (2022). Arts and Academia: The Role of the Arts in Civic Universities. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited. Available from: https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781838677275 Having degrees both from the arts (music) as well as the sciences (electrical engineering, computer science) I am a genuine interdisciplinarian. I am passionate about interdisciplinarity & creativity, the international context, and the role that universities play in our creative sectors and communities. I have worked both in academia and industry, including carrying out industry consultancies and I see myself as an academic leader with an in-depth view of Higher Education in Britain today.
Associate Professor, Psychology, St Mary's University, Twickenham Chris gained her BSc (Hons) from Portsmouth University in 1996 and her PhD from the University of Southampton in 2000. Christine previously lectured at Southampton Solent University and Anglia Ruskin University. She received a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in 2005, and with it HEA fellowship. Chris also has a certificate in Humanistic Counselling from Chichester University. She's a Chartered Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She has been interviewed for various national and international media outlets such as BBC Radio 5 live, The Independent, Stylist Magazine, Mel Magazine, The New Statesman and Die Welt on the topic of consensual non-monogamy, BDSM, and intimate relationships in general. She's an elected committee member of the BPS Psychology of Sexualities Section and leads the organisation of their annual conference. She is also on the International Organising Committee and Scientific Committees for the biannual Non-Monogamies and Contemporary Intimacies Conference which takes place in Europe and the annual International Conference on the Future of Monogamy and Non-Monogamy which takes place in the USA.
Dean of Divinity and Chair in Anglican Studies , Trinity College Faculty of Divinity at the University of Toronto Christopher Craig Brittain is Dean of Divinity and the Margaret E Fleck Chair in Anglican Studies at Trinity College in the University of Toronto and the Toronto School of Theology. His research is in the areas of contemporary Christian thought, Anglican theology, political theology, and disaster and religion. He is an ordained priest in the Anglican Church of Canada.